Schkeuditz

Schkeuditz
Town
Townhall in central Schkeuditz
Townhall in central Schkeuditz
Coat of arms of Schkeuditz
Coat of arms
Location of Schkeuditz within Nordsachsen district
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Schkeuditz is located in Germany
Schkeuditz
Schkeuditz
Schkeuditz is located in Saxony
Schkeuditz
Schkeuditz
Coordinates: 51°24′N 12°13′E / 51.400°N 12.217°E / 51.400; 12.217
CountryGermany
StateSaxony
DistrictNordsachsen
Subdivisions10
Government
 • Mayor (2017–24) Rayk Bergner[1] (CDU)
Area
 • Total
79.36 km2 (30.64 sq mi)
Highest elevation
148 m (486 ft)
Lowest elevation
91 m (299 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31)[2]
 • Total
19,189
 • Density240/km2 (630/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
04435
Dialling codes034204
Vehicle registrationTDO, DZ, EB, OZ, TG, TO
Websitewww.schkeuditz.de

Schkeuditz (German pronunciation: [ˈʃkɔʏdɪts] ⓘ) is a Große Kreisstadt in the district of Nordsachsen, in Saxony, Germany. It is situated on the White Elster river, 12km northwest of Leipzig. Leipzig/Halle Airport is located in Schkeuditz. The letter processing center for the greater Leipzig region is also located in Schkeuditz. "Schkeuditzer Kreuz", the first cloverleaf exchange in Germany was opened in 1936[3], and today is the intersection between the autobahns A9 and A14.

History

Schkeuditz was first documented in the year 981 as a church in Merseburg bishopric with the name "scudici".

Population over time

The population development over time is given in the following table. Like many towns in East-Germany, the population is lower today than just after reunification.

Historical population
YearPop.
1885 4,592
1910 7,462
1925 7,936
1933 13,548
1939 14,846
1950 18,913
1971 16,392
1981 14,208
1988 15,173
1990 *19,473
1998 17,285
2001 19,027
2003 18,702
2005 18,594
2007 18,150
2011 17,413
2012 16,877
2013 16,961
2017 17,587
^* Using the current town boundaries. The town boundaries have expanded over time as shown in § Annexations.
Source: [4]

Annexations

Former district Date Comment
Bienitz 1 January 2000 only Dölzig and Kleinliebenau
Dölzig 1 January 1994 Merged with Burghausen and Rückmarsdorf to Bienitz
Freiroda 1 March 1994 Merged with Radefeld
Gerbisdorf 1 December 1972 Merged with Freiroda
Glesien 1 January 1999
Hayna 1 July 1973 Merged with Radefeld
Kleinliebenau 1 January 1957 Merged with Dölzig
Kursdorf 1 January 1994
Lössen 1 July 1950 Merged with Wolteritz
Radefeld 1 January 1999 Partial disbursal to Leipzig (7 inhabitants)
Wehlitz 1 July 1950
Wolteritz 1 March 1994 Annexed Radefeld

People

References

  1. ^ Bürgermeisterwahlen 2017, Freistaat Sachsen, accessed 12 July 2021.
  2. ^ "Einwohnerzahlen nach Gemeinden als Excel-Arbeitsmappe" (XLS) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt des Freistaates Sachsen. 2024.
  3. ^ "Europas erste Autobahnkreuz: Schkeuditzer Kreuz". bild.de (in German). Retrieved 2020-01-28.
  4. ^ www.schkeuditz.de (lt. Einwohnermeldeamt Schkeuditz vom 24.04.2017). September 2017